Dallas now has a few days off before playing the Thunder for the NBA Cup
The Dallas Mavericks picked up a 125-118 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, giving the Mavericks their seventh straight win. Dallas has blossomed as a legit Western Conference contender, and they've been stacking up wins recently.
Kyrie Irving started the game with 16 points in the first quarter, which helped pace the Mavs to a 70-54 halftime lead. Toronto tried to make things interesting at the end, continuing to chip away at the lead until the very end, but they never got the lead below five. Toronto may be tanking, but it's a very ethical tank with a group willing to fight until the end.Klay Thompson scored 20 points for just the third time this season, and he did it by hitting shots inside the arc.
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